To Kill a Mockingbird, Theme Analysis

Summary: Analyzes the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Explores major themes and provides examples from the text to support the themes.

In Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch outlines one of the main themes of the novel when he says, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it" (30). There are three main examples that illustrate this theme. First, there is Dolphus Raymond, who is considered an outcast by the white community of Maycomb because of his affinity for African Americans. Mrs. Dubose is also an example of how this theme is illustrated. The third main example of how erroneous impressions are a result of listening to opinion rather than fact, is Boo Radley. All three of these people are misunderstood by society. Other people do not understand these characters, and neither does the reader until, using Scout and Jem Finch, Lee shows us that it...